In Public Houses: Drink and the Revolution of Authority in Colonial Massachusetts (SIGNED)

Conroy, David W.

ISBN 10: 0807845213 / ISBN 13: 9780807845219

Edité par The University of North Carolina Press, 1995

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Conroy, David W., The University of North Carolina Press, 1995, c1995, 2nd printing, illus. soft cover (trade size paperback), fine, 351 pp with appendix, bibliography & index, B&W photographic & other illus., tall 8vo, inscribed & SIGNED by the author, ISBN: 9780807845219, 'Study of the role of taverns in the development of Massachusetts society; Conroy brings into focus a vital and controversial but little-understood facet of public life and material culture during the colonial era. Concentrating on the Boston area, he reveals a popular culture at odds with Puritan social ideals and the colony's social and political hierarchy', Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. Scarce signed.

N° de réf. du vendeur 86870

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: In Public Houses: Drink and the Revolution of Authority in Colonial Massachusetts (SIGNED)
• Éditeur: The University of North Carolina Press
• Date de parution: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0807845213
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780807845219
• Reliure: Soft cover
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: No Jacket
• Signé: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Americana
  • Sociology
  • History

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Synopsis

In this study of the role of taverns in the development of Massachusetts society, David Conroy brings into focus a vital and controversial, but little-understood facet of public life during the colonial era. Concentrating on the Boston area, he reveals a popular culture at odds with Puritan social ideals, one that contributed to the transformation of Massachusetts into a republican society. Public houses were an integral part of colonial community life and hosted a variety of official functions, including meetings of the courts. They also filled a special economic niche, for women and the poor, many of whom turned to tavern-keeping to earn a living. But taverns were also the subject of much critical commentary by the clergy and increasingly restrictive regulations.

À propos de l?auteur

David W. Conroy is an independent scholar living in Weymouth, Massachusetts.